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title: "Regional Drone Purchases"
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# Regional Drone Purchases

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-drone-purchases-ocds-h6vhtk-05954a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Devon and Cornwall Police: "Regional Drone Purchases". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £150,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Devon and Cornwall Police](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-and-cornwall-police-GB-PPON-PJZW-2866-PYJW)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Unmanned aerial vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-drone-purchases-ocds-h6vhtk-05954a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05954a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-drone-purchases-ocds-h6vhtk-05954a#tl-md)

## Description
Devon and Cornwall Police are conducting pre-market analysis to understand the commercial supply base for a Mixture of Drones (Aircraft) to accommodate varying payloads and interoperability functionality.
We are seeking suppliers with proven past performance including technical capability and capacity, evidence of economic and financial standing.
This opportunity will be dynamic and evolving. This Notice is to alert the market of the potential parameters of the requirements. 
We would like to hear from you as part of our market analysis phase, by way of completing a brief questionnaire to establish relevant information.  Contact the Procurement team listed for more detail. There may be further request to discuss the requirement via team’s meeting at SWPPS discretion.
The Device(s) are required to either replace, enhance or uplift the current Fleet of Drones for Devon and Cornwall, Dorset and potentially Gloucestershire Police Forces, in additional to other regional Forces or Blue-light organisations who may express an interest to utilise this contract.
Please go to: 
         https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders to express interest in this market engagement .

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 35613000

- **Contract Period:** 02/02/2026 to 02/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054427-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-05T15:56:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:07:22.963Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05954a